Free basic water in Cape Town is not free and not affordable
Daily Maverick | 02.06.2026 00:40
For a long time, the African Water Commons Collective (AWCC), together with community-based groups from townships all over Cape Town, has engaged the City of Cape Town in numerous campaigns and communications about their struggles with access to water. Time and again, the City has responded by defending policy choices and practices that exclude and punish Black and poor households.